Northern Ireland
Country Index
35.0
World Rank
#146
Executive summary
Northern Ireland ranks 146th in the Atlas, with 17 of its 17 tracked players competing abroad.
Midfielders are the strongest part of the pool, averaging 52.7 on the Atlas Rating. Its players are spread across 4 leagues in 4 countries. Premiership hosts the largest group abroad, with 9 players.
Strongest positionMidfielders
Main export leaguePremiership
Elite players0
Global rank146th
Country Index35.0
Development Score53.0
Atlas indices
Country Index
35.0World Rank146—
Measures the overall strength and global standing of the football ecosystem.
Development Score
53.0World Rank81—
Measures how many young players the nation produces, trusts with minutes and keeps in the game.
Football ecosystem snapshot
The scale of the ecosystem
Footprint
- Players abroad
- 17
- Domestic players
- 0
- Countries represented
- 4
- Leagues represented
- 4
- Professional clubs
- 13
Pool
- Tracked players
- 17
- Active players
- 13
- Elite players
- 0
Quality
- Avg. Atlas Rating
- 49.8
- Avg. age
- 25.0
- Avg. minutes
- 1,000
- Top-league participation
- 35.3%
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